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Geohot jailbreaks PS3 3.55 (video), Sony responds to hacks
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article published on 7 January, 2011
Homebrew-loving PS3 owners will be happy to hear the news that George Hotz has "jailbroken" firmware 3.55 on the PlayStation 3 (PS3) console.
He updated his geohot.com website with a single line of text saying just "I made a video". A click on the video link takes you to YouTube to a video he uploaded himself titled, "Jailbroken PS3 3.55 with Homebrew".
In the video he boots a console ... [ read the full article ]
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SuckRaven
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7. January 2011 @ 10:59 |
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Better start snapping up the current generation hardware then. =)
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xtago
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7. January 2011 @ 11:36 |
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To be honest I don't think it's a hack as such.
Failoverflow reverse engineered the Sony leaked firmware.
So that allowed them to get the codes.
GeoHotz has used the failoverflow stuff to emu the SPU and got the root key.
Overall I wouldn't call this a hack at all more just using Sony's code to bend to it to what they want.
I really do think sony could shut it down just make the new firmware check hashes and other stuff, PSn would check off against the check sums and keep going further.
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7. January 2011 @ 12:43 |
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Roll on another round of annoying firmware updates which offer nothing new to the end user. Thanks guys. (sarcasm)
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7. January 2011 @ 15:35 |
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Geohot says:
January 7, 2011 at 3:49 pm
Well guys and gals I wont be releasing this because of a huge technical problem that is not going to allow it to work on all machines. Sorry for the misinformation.
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biglo30
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7. January 2011 @ 21:46 |
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Well at least he came back and finished doing what he said he would and created a cfw for the system. So he has earned my respect.
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7. January 2011 @ 22:06 |
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thanks geohot,fail0verflow and others
this guy and other devs put their own time into doing this for the
ps3 scene and you have guys on all forums whining bout wen its
gana be released , man if u cant wait or if u like to criticize
mke ur own cfw, if not wait n hopefully giv him time and he will
improve some features or fix some bugs so no1 bricks there ps3 .
i really appreciate this, i didnt ask for r cfw but dreamt of one and hey my dreams comin true :D:D
p.s. how do i put my own signature lol sorry
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7. January 2011 @ 23:44 |
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xnonsuchx
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8. January 2011 @ 09:20 |
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Unfortunately, it looks like the hackers may be a bit too sure of themselves. A firmware update could indeed fix this security issue, though it may take Sony quite some time to do it (to make sure the fix doesn't 'break' any older PS3 software). However, software released up until now MAY be pirateable regardless (if anyone uses the hacker info for that lowly purpose).
If only Sony had tried to fix any security concerns w/ the 'Other OS' feature instead of being lazy and apathetic by axing it rather than dealing with it, hackers might not have been as energized to get this far this quickly.
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osa444
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8. January 2011 @ 09:33 |
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well,i think it will go out instantly because when you want to play new game,it must be update.so if jailbreak weak point is still system upgrade for updating,it same to nothing.and jailbreak lose your fun to online games.
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8. January 2011 @ 10:55 |
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Originally posted by hasgd8:
I like this site very much
http://www.i'manidiot.com edited by ddp
frikin spam dogs , moderators is their anyway to stop these people blacklist their ip address or anything.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 8. January 2011 @ 14:38
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8. January 2011 @ 12:10 |
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yawn,,
microsoft after a ban wave |
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ddp
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8. January 2011 @ 14:38 |
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hasgd8, lighting struck!!! posts edited
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9. January 2011 @ 00:10 |
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Originally posted by xtago:
To be honest I don't think it's a hack as such.
Failoverflow reverse engineered the Sony leaked firmware.
So that allowed them to get the codes.
GeoHotz has used the failoverflow stuff to emu the SPU and got the root key.
Overall I wouldn't call this a hack at all more just using Sony's code to bend to it to what they want.
I really do think sony could shut it down just make the new firmware check hashes and other stuff, PSn would check off against the check sums and keep going further.
LOL he got further then you did or anyone else at this point.
Do you understand what he is doing?
The PS3 is not something is not open to everyone but bit by bit everything has been worked down and if you watched the conference about it then you would understand the process and the ability of what geohot and his team has done.
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17. January 2011 @ 15:08 |
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Originally posted by trotskiii:
they took away the Emotion Chip, The memory card readers, 2 usb ports. OtherOS backwards compatibility. But they never took anything away from the price tag. did they.
I think now we may start getting a little more for our money. =D
Incorrect. The PS3 was originally $499 & $599 now it is $299 and will lower again later this year. But on topic ~ I was extremely pissed when I found out Sony would be removing OtherOS on my launch model and 80gb w/PS2 BC so I disconnected my launch model and didn't update it ever again...now I don't have to worry about that with what will come out in the near future.
Even though I feel I have to say it's all a bunch of BS since most are claiming "it's for teh homebrewz and 2 scru $onee for axing OtherOS", because the truth is if there was never any threat by GH & other teams then OtherOS would still be available and you could have still had "teh homebrewz" that was FREELY available back then (emu's & etc). It wasn't until after the groups & GH did what they did to get OtherOS removed was when they are now trying to stand on a false soap box to bitch, cry & complain when they are the ones responsible for the removal in the first damned place. It's all for piracy. Period. Those who are crying the most just don't have the balls to admit it.
Whatever. Either way the bottom line is more PS3's will be sold, game developers will lose out and we'll get some benefits under a false pretense of homebrew that was already there before the groups got it removed. It's a win/lose situation as this can possibly affect how devs support/make their games which hurts all of us. Not specifically just "Sony" that is.
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